Slug-catching flier attachment



Nov. 24, 1925- 1,562. 3

H. N. HOULE SLUG GATCHING FLIER ATTACHMENT Filed June 2, 1925 [ill/10a Ze gjnvento'o Patented Nov. 24,

UNITED STATES e TEN-torsion;

SLUGr-GATCHING FLIEE ATTACHMENT.

Application filed June 2, 1925.

To all 113710112 it may concern.

Be it known that I. lrlno'ron N. HoUnn, a. citizen of the United States, residing at Pawtucket, in the county of Providence and State oi? Rhode Island, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Slug-Catching Flier Attachn'ients, of which the 'following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to thread fliers, and particularly to means for guiding the thread through the top of the flier and downward through one of the arms thereof, the general object of the invention being to improve the flier by providing means .t'or catching slugs and stopping slugs and bunches from passing through.

A further object is to provide a device of this character in the form of a hollow cap which is adapted to fit over the head of an ordinary flier and which will guide the thread through the top of the flier and which has a passage of such small size as will prevent passage therethrough of bunches or slugs.

A still further object is to provide a device of this kind which is adapted to lit any size of roving going through the guide and which can be made to fit any flier without any alteration in the flier.

My invention is illustrated in the acco1npanying' drawing, wherein Figure 1 is a side elevation of a flier partly broken away and showing my improvement applied thereto;

Figure 2 is a vertical section on the line 2-2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the slug catcher.

Referring to this drawing, 1 have illustrated an ordinary flier. This flier comprises the tuluilar body 10 with the two arms '11. and 12, one oil, these arms being tubular. as at 13, this tubular bore 13 extending down to the lower end ot the arm and there being mounted upon the lower end of the arm the finger 1 rot the usual character, this linger being pivoted upon the lower end of the arm. This linger is shown as having a shank 16 which extends up parallel to the arm 11 and at its upper end partially embraces the arm 11 so that the finger may oscillate uponthis arm. The upper end or" the tubular body 10 is formed to provide a tubular head 17 which is shown as provided with the top opening 18 and Serial NO. 34,439.

the lateral openings 20. The top 18 and the opening 20 are relatively large. The thread or yarn ordinarily comes downward and passes through the opening 18 and laterally outward through the opening 20 and then downward through the bore 11 and along the arm 14.

So far I have described one type of ordinary flier which forms no part of myinvention, but my invention comprises a cap 21 which is thimhle-shaped in general form and formed with a relatively thick head 22. This cap is hollow so as to it down over the head 17 and is provided with two diametrically opposed, downwardly depending lugs 23. These are adapted to fit down on each side of the flier at the junction of the two arms against the opposed fiat faces 24, as illustrated in Figure 2. The middle portion of the cap is depressed, as at 25, and a relatively small aperture 26 extends laterally outward from this depression and opens upon the face of the cap 21. There is also a depression 27 in the side face of this cap which intersects the passage 26, as shown, so that the thread passing into the aperture 26 and out of the aperture 26 comes in contact only with rounded surfaces. The thread or yarn passes through the passage 26 and then passes through the bore or passage 11, down through the arm 1 and so to the finger 14.

It will be seen that while the apertures 18 and 20 in the portion 17 are relatively large and are relatively large in all ordinary fliers, yet my slug catcher is formed with a relatively small bore 26 or passage through which the thread passes and this relatively small bore acts as a slug catcher. The cap is made to it any size of roving and will entirely stop slugs and bunches from going through. No waste or dirt can accumulate on the flier slug catcher. It is true that time will be lost in piecing up but this lost time will be more than made up in other departments where ordinarily the operators have to take out slugs and bunches. This picking out of slugs and bunches means loss of production and reduces the strength of the yarn so that it will break under less strain and this makes a big increase in the cost of production. The present-day flier is hollow and allows dirt and bunches to accumulate or allows hunches and slugs to go through. This is entirely avoided with my device.

I claim 1. slug catching attachment for fliers comprising a hollow member open at one 4 end and adapted to be set over the top of the flier, said member being formed with a yarn passage extending from the top of the hollow member diagonally across said member and opening on the side thereof, the member having means whereby it may be caused to rotate with the flier.

A slug catching attachment for fliers comprising a hollow member open at one end and adapted to be set over the top of the flier, said member being formed with a yarn passage, the lower edge of the member being 'formed with depending lugs adapted to fit over and embrace the upper portion of the flier and thereby be caused to rotate therewith.

3. A slug catching attachment for fliers comprising a thimble-shaped cap, the lower edge oi which is formed with diametrically opposed lugs adapted to engage on each side of the flier to thereby rotate therewith, the top of the cap being formed with a diagonally extending yarn passage.

4. A slug catching attachment for fliers comprisin a thimble-shaped cap, the lower edge of w ich is formed with diametrically opposed lugs adapted to engage on each side of the flier to thereby rotate therewith, the

top of the cap being formed with a depressed portion and the side oi the cap being formed with a depressed portion, and a yarn passage intersecting the said depressed portions and disposed diagonally with respect to the axis of the cap.

In testimony whereof I hereunto a'l'lix my signature.

HECTOR N. HOULE. 

